SLJ staff

The dystopian title from Neal Shusterman can be taught in high school English classes; a Stephen King novel is the latest book banned in Utah; and bills that will impact libraries move in state houses across the country.

School librarian Amanda Jones won the next step in her defamation suit, but lost an unrelated censorship battle when her local library voted to move This One Summer to the adult section after a meeting where she spoke out against the move. Plus, more in censorship news.

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze by Derrick Barnes and Champion by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld, and Ed Laroche are this year's winners.

Here are the winners of the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards, announced Monday, January 26 in Chicago.

We Need Diverse Book aims to fight book banning and better literacy with a new initiative; Library of Congressi s accepting applications for Literacy Awards; NCTE to host African American Read-in with Mychal Threets; and more.

Glitter Everywhere! by Chris Barton mentions LGBTQIA+ people on one page, which the district said violated the state’s anti-DEI law; Iowa book ban bill back in federal courts; and more.

The New Hampshire bill to ease the process of removing books will not pass; North Carolina public library ousts board over Call Me Max; 2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones writes about the impact of SCOTUS not taking up Little v. Llano County.

Forty Title I schools will receive grants to purchase Mathical Book Prize titles.

The Young Adult Library Services Association announced the finalists for the Morris Award for a YA title by a previously unpublished author and the Excellence in Nonfiction Award for YA nonfiction books for ages 12 to 18.